Archives for: May 2005, 08

I think I'll enjoy Mother's Day more when I'm a grandma, or at least when my kids are older. My son has recently been having trouble sleeping through the night. It's 4AM now, I'm holding him, and I'm tired. Hopefully we'll sleep enough to make it to church. Something I ate yesterday made me itchy, so I wasn't sleeping well to begin with. Was it the Cranberry Drink Concentrate I mistook for Cranberry Juice Concentrate? (stupid label, not what I wanted to buy) Or was it the Amaranth Mini-Ridges with Safflower oil but no apparent allergy triggers? Don't know if I want to have either one again to learn the answer.

Yesterday I had a craving for stuffed pasta, so I pulled out my Tinkyada grand shells and set about finding a way to stuff them with something compliant. That something turned out to be ground buffalo risotto with plenty of nutritional yeast (the cheese). It seemed a bit strange to stuff rice shells with rice, but mine were quite heavy on the buffalo. They ended up being quite good! My husband said they were restaurant quality.

Nonnie-O Stuffed Shells

-Start Risotto:

1 Onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic (I was out so I added garlic powder later)

Oregano, thyme and basil (my oregano was fresh!, just added a bunch of each to taste)

Olive Oil

-Saute all of the above until onions are soft-

1 cup arborio or medium grain rice

-Add to oil, saute until opacity changes-

2 cans (4 cups) chicken broth

-add broth to rice as needed over time until it is absorbed and the rice is cooked.